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Submitted to Contest #260
Shirley couldn't believe the excess of it all. Opulence in every way, from the conceptual to the unimaginable. Servers walked with trays of champagne to pass out with every guest they passed, the liquid of the glasses glistening from the chandeliers above. The room carried the laughter and jovial attitude of its guests and she could feel herself wanting to laugh along, to join in the conversations although she’d have nothing to relate with. Though she may be dressed as well as any well-to-do-girl from a well-to-do-family would be she knows h...
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